Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) vs. MINISO Group (NYSE:MNSO) Head to Head Survey

Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) and MINISO Group (NYSE:MNSO) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Sportsman’s Warehouse and MINISO Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sportsman’s Warehouse	-3.10%	-7.65%	-1.87%
MINISO Group	12.63%	22.60%	10.79%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sportsman’s Warehouse and MINISO Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sportsman’s Warehouse	$1.21 billion	0.08	-$33.06 million	($0.98)	-2.71
MINISO Group	$2.33 billion	2.94	$364.10 million	$1.07	20.69

MINISO Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sportsman’s Warehouse. Sportsman’s Warehouse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MINISO Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.0% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.2% of MINISO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 73.5% of MINISO Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Sportsman’s Warehouse and MINISO Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sportsman’s Warehouse	1	0	5	0	2.67
MINISO Group	0	2	4	1	2.86

Sportsman’s Warehouse presently has a consensus target price of $3.45, suggesting a potential upside of 29.70%. MINISO Group has a consensus target price of $24.38, suggesting a potential upside of 10.11%. Given Sportsman’s Warehouse’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sportsman’s Warehouse is more favorable than MINISO Group.

Volatility & Risk

Sportsman’s Warehouse has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MINISO Group has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MINISO Group beats Sportsman’s Warehouse on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sportsman’s Warehouse

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. engages in the retail of sporting and athletic goods. Its products include hunting and shooting, archery, fishing, camping, boating accessories, optics and electronics, knives and tools, and footwear. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in West Jordan, UT.

About MINISO Group

MINISO Group Holding Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the retail and wholesale of lifestyle products and pop toy products in China, Asia, the United States, and Europe. The company offers products in various categories, including home decor products, small electronics, textiles, accessories, beauty tools, toys, cosmetics, personal care products, snacks, fragrances and perfumes, and stationeries and gifts under the MINISO and WonderLife brand names; and blind boxes, toy bricks, model figures, model kits, collectible dolls, Ichiban Kuji, sculptures, and other popular toys under the TOP TOY brand. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Guangzhou, China.